Black Hollywood Lit Up The Red Carpet At The 2022 Academy Awards

By Okla Jones ·Updated March 27, 2022

The film industry’s biggest night has finally arrived. The stars of today – as well as year’s past – have gathered together at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood to celebrate the 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer.

This year’s red carpet turned out to be a particularly special one, with the arrival of Oscar hopefuls Will Smith, Ariana DeBose, and honoree at the 15th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, Aunjanue Ellis (just to name a few), showing up in some amazing outfits from the fashion world’s best designers. The combination of California’s beautiful weather, and Black Hollywood’s strong presence on the red carpet, the 2022 Academy Awards will surely be one to remember.

Take a peek at some of this year’s best looks on the Oscar’s red carpet.

01Serena Williams(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 02Venus Williams(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 03Jada Pinkett Smith(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 04Will Smith(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 05Aunjanue Ellis(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 06Regina Hall(Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 07Megan Thee Stallion(Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 08Lupita Nyong’o(Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 09Tracee Ellis Ross(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 10Denzel and Pauletta Washington(Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) 11Queen Latifah(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 12Ava DuVernay(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 13Jill Scott(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 14Lena Waithe(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 15Wanda Sykes(Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 16H.E.R.(Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images) 17Ariana DeBose(Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 18Zendaya 19DJ D-Nice(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 20Chlöe Bailey(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 21Halle Bailey(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 22Tati Gabrielle(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) 23Will and Heather Packer(ABC via Getty Images) 24Terrence J(ABC via Getty Images) 25Wesley Snipes(Photo by ANGELAWEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 26Laverne Cox(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) 27Niecy Nash(Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 28Zoë Kravitz(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 29Tiffany Haddish(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 30Latanya and Samuel L. Jackson 31Cynthia Erivo(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 32David Oyelowo(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 33Rosie Perez(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 34Tyler Perry(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 35Saniyya Sidney(ABC via Getty Images) 36Jay Ellis(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) 37Zuri Hall(Photo by ANGELAWEISS/AFP via Getty Images) 38DJ Khaled(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) 39Nate Parker(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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